WHEN I'M A LITTLE OLD LADY
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     (___)   When I'm a little old lady
    /`   `\  Then I'll live with my children
   /  /"\  \     and bring them great joy.
   \_/o o\_/ To repay all I've had
    (  _  )      from each girl and boy
    ` \ /    I shall draw on the walls
    /\\V//\      and scuff up the floor;
   / /_ _\ Run in and out
   \ \_ _/ /     without closing the door.
    \/   \/  I'll hide frogs in the pantry,
    ||   ||      socks under my bed.
    ||   ||  Whenever they scold me,
    ||_ _||      I'll hang my head.
    |_____|  I'll run and I'll romp,
      |||        always fritter away
     / Y \   The time to be spent
     `"`"`       doing chores every day.
   I'll pester my children               ___
    when they are on the phone.         (___)
  As long as they're busy              /`   `\
      I won't leave them alone.       /  /"\  \
 Hide candy in closets,               \_/o o\_/
     rocks in a drawer,                (  _  )
 And never pick up my clothes           `\ /`
       from the floor.                 /\\V//\
 Dash off to the movies               / /_ _\ \
    and not wash a dish.              \ \___/ /
  I'll plead for allowance             \/   \/
     whenever I wish.                  ||   ||
I'll stuff up the plumbing             ||   ||
   and deluge the floor.               ||_ _||
As soon as they've mopped it,          |_____|
     I'll flood it some more.            |||
  When they correct me,                 / Y \
     I'll lie down and cry,             `"'"`
      ___     Kicking and screaming,
     (___)        not a tear in my eye.
    /`   `\   I'll take all their pencils
   /  /"\  \      and flashlights, and then
   \_/o o\_/  When they buy new ones,
    _  )       I'll take them again.
     `\ /`    I'll spill glasses of milk
    /\\V//      to complete every meal,
   / /_ _\ \  Eat my banana and
   \ \___/ /      just drop the peel.
    \/   \/   Put toys on the table,
    ||   ||       spill jam on the floor,
    ||   ||   I'll break lots of dishes
    ||___||       as though I were four.
    |_____|   What fun I shall have,
      |||        what joy it will be to
     / Y \    Live with my children....
     `"`"`        the way they lived with me!
  (author unknown) 
 

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